Late Dempsey point earns promotion for Trinity in dramatic Trench Cup final 

Trinity had led by 10 points at half-time but Mary I reeled them in to force extra-time

Kilmacud Crokes' Darragh Dempsey scored four points, including a late winner, for Trinity College in the Trench Cup final against Mary I. Pic: Seb Daly/Sportsfile

Trench Cup final: Trinity College, Dublin 3-19 (3-2-15) Mary Immaculate College, Limerick 2-21 (2-6-9) (after extra-time) 

Trinity College secured their promotion to Sigerson Cup football for 2027 in the most dramatic of circumstances at DCU this afternoon, poaching victory through a late Darragh Dempsey point after being reeled in with a Colm Costello two-pointer at the end of normal time, then a goal from the same player that seemed to set up a penalty shootout after 20 minutes of extra-time.